{"id":32284,"date":"2026-06-18T07:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/satori-finance-joins-growing-list-of-crypto-projects-shutting-down\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T07:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:09:44","slug":"satori-finance-joins-growing-list-of-crypto-projects-shutting-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/satori-finance-joins-growing-list-of-crypto-projects-shutting-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Satori Finance joins growing list of crypto projects shutting down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Satori Finance has announced plans to shut down its decentralized exchange operations after determining that revenue no longer supports the business, despite processing more than $134 billion in cumulative perpetual futures volume since launch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_89d25bc930fe48f2cda4fca65086bc99\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Satori Finance will shut down operations on July 16 after citing insufficient revenue and prolonged unfavorable market conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Users have until July 16, 23:59 UTC, to close positions and withdraw assets before the platform goes offline.<\/li>\n<li>The closure comes despite Satori processing $134 billion in cumulative perpetual trading volume and raising $10 million from major crypto investors.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Satori said in a June 16 statement that it would begin winding down the platform and keep withdrawals available until July 16, 2026, at 23:59 UTC. The team attributed the decision to prolonged unfavorable market conditions and said continued operation was no longer financially viable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Heartfelt Farewell from Satori Finance <\/p>\n<p>Dear Satori Finance Users, <\/p>\n<p>After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to wind down Satori Finance operations. Our team has poured tremendous effort, passion, and countless hours into building and growing this\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Satori (@SatoriFinance) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SatoriFinance\/status\/2066909927973740797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The company urged users to close open positions and withdraw assets during the transition period. Satori warned that the platform will cease operating after the deadline and that users may no longer be able to access assets left on the platform beyond that date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made the difficult decision to wind down Satori Finance operations,\u201d the team wrote, adding that user assets remain under users\u2019 control throughout the shutdown process.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to reassure you that your assets remain fully safe and under your control throughout this transition period. There is no need for concern \u2014 this notice is simply to help you plan ahead and ensure a smooth, orderly withdrawal process.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Users given one month to withdraw funds<\/h2>\n<p>The closure affects a protocol that once claimed to serve more than 600,000 traders across multiple blockchain networks. Satori offered leveraged perpetual futures trading with up to 25x leverage and expanded to networks including Polygon zkEVM, Zircuit, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Scroll and Optimism.<\/p>\n<p>Some users on X reported difficulties withdrawing assets from networks other than Ethereum after the announcement. Satori has not publicly addressed those individual claims.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You say, \u201cLog in and withdraw your money!\u201d but I can&#8217;t access my account at all! My money has been sitting there for almost a year, and I can&#8217;t withdraw it!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shadow Minister (@dima1990krav) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dima1990krav\/status\/2067253454092046350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Data from DeFiLlama shows Satori currently holds about $1.2 million in total value locked. The protocol held as much as $6.7 million during 2024. DeFiLlama data also shows Satori generated roughly $3 million in annualized fees before announcing the shutdown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/protocol\/satori-finance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">DeFiLlama<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The protocol gained traction during the points farming period that many crypto projects used to attract users ahead of potential token airdrops.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Satori later reported more than $134 billion in cumulative perpetual trading volume, although activity had slowed considerably in recent months. The platform recorded about $3.2 billion in trading volume over the last 30 days and held roughly $559,000 in open interest.<\/p>\n<p>Satori ended its announcement by thanking users for supporting the project throughout its lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you joined us early on or discovered us along the way, your trust meant everything to our team. While we wish circumstances allowed us to continue this journey together, we are grateful for every moment of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Industry closures continue despite institutional interest<\/h2>\n<p>Satori secured $10 million in seed funding in May 2022 from investors led by Polychain Capital. Coinbase Ventures, Jump Crypto, and several other firms also participated in the round.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown adds to a growing list of crypto companies and protocols that have ceased operations this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Bitcoin scaling project Botanix announced plans to discontinue its network after concluding that demand had not reached levels needed to support long-term operations. Crypto payments platform Pyra also revealed plans to close after months of attempting to recover from losses linked to the Drift exploit.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satori Finance has announced plans to shut down its decentralized exchange operations after determining that revenue no longer supports the business, despite processing more than $134 billion in cumulative perpetual&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32285,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32284\/revisions\/32285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}